It's monday

Is is yet another Monday but this Monday is like no other. God has truely blessed me this morning with the presence of His joy! We started potty training Kenzie last week and she is already doing amazing. Last night she pooped in the potty!!!! This morning right after she woke up she went in the big potty and then again at around 11:00! She still goes potty in her diaper quite a bit but I know it will be a slow process. I am not expecting her to be potty trained over night, especially since we are starting out so young! When I tell people we are starting to potty train they just give me this look like it is impossible but I know with God's help Kenzie will be potty trained before we know it. She is growing so fast, I am watching her out of the corner of my eye as she tries to put my shoes on her feet. She gets them on and then tries to stand up. She falls of course but the fact that she is actually putting shoes on her own feet is just amazing. I can't wait to see how Elisha is going to turn out. Speaking of little Eli, I get to hear his little heartbeat today. I am leaving in about an hour and I am just so excited to hear the little man pounding on my from the inside. He is going to be a rowdy one. He kicks all the time. Last night I was laying there in bed and he kicks his foot out and just sticks it there, those kicks are the most painful, but the most precious gift of pregnancy. I love feeling the presence of a little one inside, it just makes me more in awe of God's love for us and His limitless power. God is so amazing! Keep little Eli and myself in your prayers as we are finally in the third trimester. This is where it gets rough and patience grow thin. I am so ready to hold little Eli in my arms but God's time will come! God bless!

"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song." -Psalm 28:7

Half way through November already

I cannot believe November is half-way through and Thanksgiving is just next week. It seems like just yesterday it was nice enough to run around with shirts and shorts on but now we have to bundle up already. I am super excited about Thanksgiving this year. I am excited to see my family and for them all to see how much Kenzie has grown. I am excited to eat lots of food too. Being pregnant and having a big appetite is a major plus this time of year. I am also excited because Josh and I are going to venture out for the first time on black friday. We really need a tv and so we decided that we will go out on black friday and find us a new tv. Our anniversary is Tuesday and I have big plans for Josh and I. It is so hard to keep things from the person you tell everything to. Completely off subject, God has presented me with many questions this morning and we I am not sure if it is God really or Satan. I know that these questions will only strengthen my faith in God. I just want to be listening to the right Spirit instead of the wrong one. These questions I will have to face with Josh and God. I just know that whatever I decide in this kind of decision God will be pleased but I want to figure out exactly what God's Word says about the matter. Just pray for me these next few weeks and I begin to dig in deeper to God's Word. I am super excited to see where this study is going to lead me. I am so happy that God is giving me something to dive into and search for my own answer!

Can't wait for baby Eli to get here!!
1John 4:1
"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because man false prophets have gone out into the world ..."

Baby will be here soon

So I went to the Dr on Monday and I scheduled my final ultrasound. Where has the time gone? With Kenzie my pregnangy took forever but with this one it is flying by. I can't believe November is going to be here next week. It is so crazy how fast time goes when you have a child. Kenzie is going to be 18 months old next week, what happened to my little baby? She is so much fun at this age though. I wouldn't trade it for the world. Anyways final ultrasound appoint is set for the first of December. Come January I will be going to the Dr every week and then baby Eli will be here in February. Man I have a lot to get done before Eli gets here. Getting more excited each day though!

Great birthday!

I had one of the worst days yesterday. I was pooped on by Gabe and then puked on. Kenzie was just clumsy yesterday and kept falling down. It was a day I thought would never end and then my wonderful husband comes home and he is just incredible. We had a relaxing night (as relaxing as you can get with a 17 month old). It was exactly what I wanted and needed after the day I had. This weekend though is when we will actually celebrate my birthday. Josh and I are going out and I am sure we will have a great time. Thanks for all the birthday wishes.

Balled my eyes out before 10 am

This morning I watched the most empowering movie. It's called "Why I wore lipstick to my mastectomy." The beginning was a little graphic it shows the lady going into a stip club and you see a lot of cleavage but the scene is necessary because it makes a big point in the movie. I can't even imagine losing a piece of my breast let alone the whole thing. I mean it is a piece of a woman's sexuality in our society however this movie just made me think of my husband. Right now I am pregnant and there is no way I am going to get all dressed up when I am so uncomfortable. I know without a shadow of a doubt that my husband would still find me beautiful whether I had one breat or none at all. If he can still look at me and be attractive why should I have a problem. I believe that every woman should know that the Lord is the exact same way. He thinks I am so beautiful just the way I am. He created me perfect in His sight. I think every woman should see this movie because if a woman couragous enough to go through breast cancer can still find the beauty in herself all of us other women shouldn't have a problem at all!

Hesitation

I am having a hard time trying to decide whether or not to get this stupid H1N1 vaccine. I have no clue what the side affect are going to be once there is a live vaccine inside me. I have read articles that have said there has been no actual testing on pregnant women at all. They are just assuming that it will have the same affect as the seasonal flu shot. They really have no clue what kind of reactions will come with this vaccine at all. I am just so hesitant because I am staying at home anyway and I am not exposed as much as people that work outside the home. I know I will be just as likely to get it though by simply going to walmart but still I just dont know if it is worth the risk. Sometimes I wish I could become a hobbit and never leave the house. Really unreasonable, I know, but still sometimes it sounds too good to be true!

But by the grace of God I am what I am

"But by the grace of God I am what I am" 1 Corinthians 15:10

God is so amazing. In my devos this morning I was reading from 1 Corinthians and I came across this verse and I was so overwhelmed. What an amazing God I have that cares this much for me that He cares this much for me to give grace. I just had to share this with everyone today because God blessed me with it this morning!